Oh boy! Purple bean flowers this morning. Welcome to the world, little guys.

This little guy in the middle is the start of an okra plant. I ordered an Heirloom variety from Baker's called Orange Jing. I soaked the seeds overnight before planting. ALL of the seeds I put in are sprouting so will pull a few...probably. Definitely overplanting this year with my eager beaver first-timer attitude. haha.

These little sprouts will be mâche. A mellow, delicate, soft and delicious green I came across in Europe (esp France) last year as their common green (like our baby spinach). I like it waaaaay better than baby spinach and can't wait to pull it from my garden to my kitchen. !!!!

And the yellow beans, too. WOWIE!!

My potato plants are GOING OFF. I swear they do push ups at night while I sleep. The internet told me to tent dirt around the base once they are at 6 inches. So, here you go, plant.

Staked up the three largest tomato plants this AM with bamboo poles from Redenta's Garden Shops and some kitchen string. Is there a lovelier smell than tomato leaves?!?!? Couldn't stop sniffing my hands after.

I've been keeping a chart (see next photo) of where and when I'm planting things but left a few stakes in until I memorized some locations. Pulled these today and love seeing all the colors and names together. Can't wait to have them together on a plate!!

My garden "organization." haha

I've been letting my tomato plants grow free but prolly time to stake the bigger two. Growing so fast!! Will have little juliet's, big sweet reds, black prince's and black cherry. Also in this bed: two kinds of potato (leafy stuff in middle tier), sweet onion, red atomic carrots, orange globe carrots, basil, cilantro, arugula, onion chives, edge floral will pop soon, orange jing okra will fill in a little later as will jalapeño and bell peppers!

Babies. Want to let them grow up but so eager to check on (and eat!) them. First teeny easter egg radish on right. Those will be pink, purple, red, white as they come out. French breakfast's on left. Watermelon radishes coming in slowest. Can't wait to see them! All from seeds planted before the last snow. Amazing.⌚️

Yesterday, Natalia said, "I have no idea how to use a radish!" So I pulled out a couple of my pretty mature french breakfast's. Sliced them thin, chopped the greens, onto bread, into mouths. Everyone, "Mmmmm!!" Oh man, the veggies pulled and eaten immediately: !!! Soft leaves, moist radish that slices like buttah. Fresh, fresh, fresh delight.

Green bean blossoms!! So delicate and pretty. The purple beans are fighting to blossom second. Yellow will be last. Imagine them all on a plate together!

AMAZED at the daily progress. I'm actually adding this pic on April 8 and everything you see here has doubled in size

Frittata with some fresh stuff from my garden. Lovage, too, I forgot to mention! Love that herb. Celery family.

Grabbed a few ingredients from my garden to add to my Sunday Frittata. Lacinato kale, baby radish and onion chives. Eggs are from a local farmer, as is the potato.

Look how cool it is that the flowers and veins of the purple bean plant are so...dark purple.

I had a couple of these srange clusters and had to consult the chart I made. Potatoes!!

Squuuueeeee my little carrot sprouts are starting to show carrot-y leaves. I've been seeing famers already pulling out their big carrots on social media so I hope mine make it and grow in. I put the seeds in right before the freeze.

OMG one of my tomato plants hit puberty!! Time to create a squirrel guard.

My QC inspector checking out the radish sprouts I pulled yesterday eve when thinning out my radish rows. I pulled off the leaves and tossed them on top of my dinner plate last night. Hooray! That plate is on instagram : instagram.com/realfinefood

I am positively GIDDY seeing life start to burst from the seeds I planted!! Every day is a change and growth. On bottom are easter egg and french breakfast radishes and the top is the start of orange globe carrots peeking through. Eeeee!!! I asked Kim at Redenta's for more detail on "thinning." On the back of seed packets, it generally advises to plant a few seeds in each hole and "thin to XX inches once sprouts appear. Kim let me know that is so the strongest plant is left to thrive.

Secret Sauce. Josh says THIS IS THE STUFF. You only have to use a tablespoon per gallon of water, when you water. Which shouldn't be too often.

Hopefully they will enjoy their climbing area. I'm sure I'll have to expand it higher if they do well!

The bean vines need room to climb. I constructed them a climbing wall from bamboo sticks I grabbed at Redenta's and string. Luckily, didn't need the wire so it looks nice. Better lookin' than wire. And, natural.

Here is one of my green bean plants with the roots loosened.

Oh, you are a potato hole.

Who are you calling a potato hole?!?!!

I also planted a few potatoes in the top. But then Kim from Redenta's Garden Shops got back to me she had done a little research and potatoes and tomatoes maybe don't work so well side-by-side. So, I moved the potatoes to the second tier. However...I think I left one in the top so we'll see what happens. POTATO PLANTING: It all starts with...a potato. Little new growths facing up. Drop into 4" or so hole. Cover. Cross fingers.

TOMATOES (3) Bury all the way up to the high growth you left on. Allows for a sturdy strong base in the earth. I planted my tomatoes in the highest section of my 3-tiered box so they would have loads of room to root. Get strong, my tomato plants!